Bon! Bon!: On the Charms of Sweet Cuisine

by Charlotte Birnbaum

People have used honey, dates, and fruits to sweeten their dishes since time immemorial, but with the introduction of sugar--"white gold"--into cooking and baking, a whole array of delightful flavors and culinary possibilities was unearthed. Sugar was the building block for edible sculptures and model palaces made for festivals and celebrations thousands of years ago, and the main ingredient in lavish creations for Rococo and Baroque banquets...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3956792742
• ISBN13: 9783956792748
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Sternberg Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.5" x 7.2"